Green Planet Blue Ocean Conservation
GreenPlanet BlueOcean
Green Planet Blue Ocean was developed as a vehicle to educate local communities about the welfare of animals, habitats and sealife. Because many governments do not enact proper measures, we use social media and networking to gather signatures and rally a response...Read more.
Our oceans are dying, our air changing, and our forests and grasslands turning to deserts. From fish and plants to wildlife to human beings, we are killing the planet that sustains us, and fast. There is one single greatest cause of this destruction of the natural world -- climate change, and in the next 3 days (Dec 2011), we have a chance to stop it. Please take a moment to sign this petition by Avaaz.org.
Many tourists visit resort towns located near beaches, but are unaware of the environmental impacts caused by coastal development. There are many pressures that sealife face because of insufficient runoff practices. Developers remove mangrove and truck sand in to cover up the natural wetlands that nature uses to filter water before it enters its pristine coastal reefs. These reefs are home to turtle nesting and act as fish nurseries. As the corals die, the sealife too, is destroyed.
As large hotels gather near the coastline, sewage and detergents can flow into the nearby waters because many governments in these tropical areas do not enact proper water management practices. As more tourists visit a growing resort town, golf courses are built that use fertilizers to keep unnatural terrains green. This can lead to algae growth, which is detrimental to the normal flora and fauna of reef life... Read more.
Although we began our work with a focus on reef conservation, we have expanded our reach to include bringing awareness to any practice that flies under the radar of animal welfare and speak for those who cannot speak for themselves. This includes educating consumers about how poultry (chicken/turkeys) are not afforded the same humane treatment during slaughter. In one of the most ridiculous arguments that suggests that birds are not animals..... Read more.
While many US and European states are moving to enact legislation that ensures that farm animals are treated humanely while they are alive, the humane treatment of farm animals during transportation seems to also fly under the radar. Because these animals are moving over state lines.... Read more.
